Definition and Synonyms for Puerperal

Definition of Puerperal

1. Relating to or connected with or occurring at the time of childbirth or shortly following, or to the woman who has just given birth Adjective

puerpera
Noun
derivation
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1. a woman in childbirth or shortly thereafter
puerperium
Noun
derivation
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1. time period following childbirth when the mother's uterus shrinks and the other functional and anatomic changes of pregnancy are resolved
childbirth
Noun
pertainym
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1. the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child
puerpera
Noun
pertainym
1
1. a woman in childbirth or shortly thereafter
puerperium
Noun
pertainym
1
1. time period following childbirth when the mother's uterus shrinks and the other functional and anatomic changes of pregnancy are resolved

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Etymology for puerperal